The Joy of X

How Algebra Shapes Your Daily Life

Michael Willers (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2009
Chambers (Verlag)
978-0-550-10523-3 (ISBN)

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Understand algebra and all other branches of mathematics and arithmetic will suddenly open up in front of you. The Joy of x is a collection of problems -- some with practical applications, others designed as purely theoretical puzzles -- designed to explain the basic elements of algebra to everyone, no matter what their level of mathematical ability. Although it can be read from cover to cover, The Joy of x can also be read on a potluck basis, picking a page or problem at random. Its easy-to-follow format guides the reader through this fascinating subject, with a combination of exercises, profiles and background information. - Discover what a formula really is, how to calculate mortgage interest, plan a journey time, or simply enjoy the theory and history of algebra - Combines background information with absorbing problems and puzzles - Explores the lives and discoveries of key mathematicians from the history of algebra

Throughout Michael Willers's school years, the one subject that provided light was mathematics and, later, science. He is a mathematics teacher of nearly 30 years' experience, and has a Masters degree on mathematical connections to subjects such as art and philosophy.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.8.2009
Zusatzinfo	line drawings
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 218 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Algebra
Schlagworte	Algebra
ISBN-10	0-550-10523-9 / 0550105239
ISBN-13	978-0-550-10523-3 / 9780550105233
Zustand	Neuware